Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-05-05

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scarcely support herself frs Ehs lea
she had experienced. nllisk fs th.
he was about to die lis IS nray,
: and commit suicide, Of q ~ sou,
Of bis defenceless family.
Inexpressible. therefore. kerio
on seeing him ascend the rs. an
place the box in its forlner zsss: Il
ter which, as usual, be relir u resl
Hn wife aud daughter, Joe ~, YER
too anxious to sleep then - an.
the one sa: impatiently - Eine IL
dawn Of day, and the cthe >Iurne.
to the apartment Of hsE sTarin,
bFothsr. to TeIsss BE s.ssnd lie 10.
ffui event, and her coasssdsss sope )
his speedy recovery.
When the gentleman arose in th,
morning his wife observed the gloon
upon his countenance as he asked
about the health Of his son, and ex.
pressed his sorrow at not being able
to procure those comforts for his fam.
lily which were so needed. Finding
him perfectly unconscious of all that
had passed during the preceding night
she watched the effect which the res.
toration Of the box would have upon
his mind; and, as she had expected,
with an astonishment almost amount
ing to frenzy, he exclaimed
"Who has done this Whence
came the box p
Not until he had listened TO his
daughter, could he be convinced OF
the possibility of his performing such
an act while asleep,
Health. peace and competence were
once more restored to his dwelling,
and the result of this blessing had a
salutary effect upon his mindl and,
although he continued his midnight
excursions, yet his friends were graft
fed to find them less frequent than
formerly, and his future dreams. also,
to judge by appearances, seemed TO
partake Of the mild and serene char.
acter of his thoughts.
The facts Of a recent case of SOM
nambulism on the railroad cars in a
Western State, and the subjects re-
markable evasion offatal consequences,
are interesting
~ ~. - a54vIsTon, -.
route from Milwaukee to Minneapolis,
had on board, among other passen-
gers, one morning, Mrs. Wright and
her two sons. AS the train approach
ed Weaver, the elder of the two sons,
aged sixteen, fell asleep, and, after the
train had left the station, and was
moving at the rate of twenty miles
per hour, arose from his seat, and, of
course, unknown to himself, passed on
to the platform, and stepped from the
train.
His mother noticed him as he pas
sed out, but thought nothing oft, and
gave herself no uneasiness. Suppos-
ing he had gone into the next car, she
began a search for him, but he was
not to be found. The conductor was
at once notified, and, after the train
had been searched, he caused the train
to be slowly backed to the station.
Anxious eyes peered along the side
Of the road, but no traces of this mis-
sing boy could be found, excepting a
place in the snow that looked as
though he might have fallen. Ar
irving at the station without finding
the boy, the mother and other son
were left, and the train proceeded.
The mother suffered the greatest
agony of mind, which was only re-
lieved several hours afterward by see
ing her son come walking up the
track. He stated that he knew moth
ing of his fall, bat awoke. nearly fro
zen, lying on his side on ice and snow
He arose, and wandered from the
track, but afterward followed it bach
to the station. The joy Of Mrs. Wright
was unutterable, and mother and SOM
awaited the next train to continue
their journey to Minneapolis.
Since the days when witches ans
"spook boys" rode farmers horses int
reeking sweats between dark ans
dawn, there have been few equestrian
adventures queerer than the follow
ing -
/ A peddler named Jonas Marburge
has. for many years, trampedoyer va
rious sections Of Pennsylvania. sellin
his wares; and by consistent cours
he has won the confidence and esteer
of number Of acquaintances.
At about FIVE o'clock on recen
afternoon, the peddler opened his pac
in the kitchen Of man named Eshe
staub. in Albany township. The IA,
mer's wife purchased what she desil